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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony F Aveni |
| ISBN: | 9780500051528 0500051526 |
| OCLC Number: | 182663525 |
| Description: | 252 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : The sky, a legacy lost -- 1. The storyteller's sky -- 2. Patterns in the sky -- 3. The sailor's sky -- 4. The hunter's sky -- 5. The farmer's sky -- 6. The house, the family, and the sky -- 7. The city and the sky -- 8. The ruler's sky -- 9. The astrologer's sky -- 10. The timekeeper's sky -- 11. The western sky -- Epilogue : Distancing the sky -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Sources of illustrations -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Anthony Aveni. |
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